PeopleGroups Initiative

Islam in North America

features People Group Strategic Needs

The following pie charts reflect real-time current status of people groups. Hover over the charts/graphs and click on the pop-up window links to learn more about a specific people group.

PG* (People Group) is the largest group through which the gospel can flow without encountering significant barriers of understanding and acceptance.

UPG* (Unreached People Group) is when the percentage of evangelical Christians in the people group is less than 2 percent.

UUPG* (Unengaged Unreached People Group) is Unreached plus there is no intentional church planting strategy being implemented.

People Group Highlights

Displaying 1-50 of 85 results.

PG Name	Country Of Birth	IMB Affinity Group	Affinity Bloc	Primary Religion	Population Total

	Senegal	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African		6,335
Aceh	Indonesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam - Sunni	385
Adyghe	Jordan	Central Asia Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Islam - Sunni	6,200
Afghan	Afghanistan	Central Asia Peoples	Persian-Median	Islam	220,000
Albanian, Gheg	Kosovo	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Islam - Sunni	78,000
Albanian, Tosk	Albania	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Islam - Sunni	98,000
Arab, Algerian	Algeria	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Sunni	14,800
Arab, Djiboutian	Djibouti	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Sunni	275
Arab, Egyptian	Egypt	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	208,000
Arab, Gulf	Oman	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Sunni	19,500
Arab, Hadhramout Yemeni	Yemen	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Shia	310
Arab, Iraqi	Iraq	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Shia	109,768
Arab, Jordanian	Jordan	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	58,000
Arab, Lebanese	Lebanon	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	531,000
Arab, Lebanese Druze	Lebanon	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	33,000
Arab, Libyan	Libya	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Sunni	6,200
Arab, Moroccan	Morocco	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Sunni	84,000
Arab, Najdi Spoken	Saudi Arabia	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	16,000
Arab, Northern Yemeni	Yemen	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Shia	16,000
Arab, Palestinian	Israel	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	112,000
Arab, Saudi	Saudi Arabia	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	39,000
Arab, Southern Yemeni	Yemen	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Shia	180
Arab, Sudanese	Sudan	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	42,300
Arab, Syrian	Syria	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Sunni	169,000
Arab, Tunisian	Tunisia	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam	7,300
Arab, Yemeni	Yemen	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Shia	42,948
Assamese	India	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Islam	1,300
Azerbaijani	Azerbaijan	Central Asia Peoples	Turkic Peoples	Islam - Shia	26,850
Balochi	Iran	Central Asia Peoples	Persian-Median	Islam	275
Bambara	Mali	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	5,300
Bantu, Swahili	Burundi	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	76,500
Bengali	Bangladesh	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Islam - Sunni	208,000
Bihari	India	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Islam - Sunni	150
Bisaya, Sabah	Malaysia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam	800
Bosniak	Bosnia and Herzegovina	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Islam	145,000
Burkinabe, Mossi	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	1,100
Chadian	Chad	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	5,200
Chinese, Hui	China	East Asian Peoples	East Asian Peoples	Islam	2,100
Eritrean	Eritrea	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Horn of Africa	Islam - Sunni	32,000
Fouta Tooro	Senegal	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	2,600
Fulani	Sudan	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	15,500
Fulbe Futa	Senegal	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	8,900
Fur	Sudan	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam	310
Gujarati (Muslim)	India	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Islam - Shia	15,000
Hausa Muslim (Nigerien)	Niger	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam - Sunni	2,500
Indian Muslims (Shaikh)	India	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Islam	60,000
Indonesian	Indonesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam	92,269
Iranian, Persian	Iran	Central Asia Peoples	Persian-Median	Islam	354,457
Javanese	Indonesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Islam - Sunni	925
Jula	Ivory Coast	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Islam - Sunni	5,300